The sword seller, dressed in red, deserves applause for the prankster.

After a while.

"We're too late—!"

The people from the Heavenly Sword Sect have arrived.

Everyone was panting and disheveled, covered in mud and sand, and... none of them had had time to change their clothes; they were still wearing the same black suits.

If it weren't for the sword case on his back, you wouldn't be able to tell who he is!

Pushe shouted angrily, "You've made everyone wait for a full ten minutes! Go to the Discipline Hall and be punished!"

"Furthermore, you're here to cultivate, not to become bandits! What kind of appearance do you look dressed in such outlandish clothes?!"

Wenren Yi gritted his teeth, his eyes glaring hatefully at Chi Miao and the others.

Wenren Yi angrily rebuked:

"It's them! It was Nine Swords Mountain who caused our delay!"

"We got up very early this morning!"

Pushe squinted at Jiujianshan and the others: "Is it true?"

Chi Miao looked panicked: "Huh? Us? I don't know anything! Xuan Ji and I have been cultivating in the house. Jin Shengfei called us, so we came! We haven't seen anyone from the Heavenly Sword Sect!"

Her reaction was so fast that Rong Xuanji and Yu Wuxin, who were still trying to figure out how to explain, were completely dumbfounded: "?"

What? You just blurted that out!

Rong Xuanji: "Yes, Chi Miao is right."

Wenren Yi was dumbfounded, so anxious that he could barely speak.

"I...you...Holy crap, you're all spouting nonsense!"

Chi Miao walked up to Jingming and said, "If you don't believe me, ask Jingming. We can lie, but Jingming is a monk who doesn't lie!"

"ah??"

This time, everyone was just as confused as the others.

No, you also know that monks don't lie?

Aren't you afraid that an honest person might sell you out?!

However, Jingming smiled and nodded: "This humble monk can testify that I have been cultivating with them since early on and have never seen any disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect."

Everyone in the know was stunned.

No, what happened to the rule that monks don't lie?!

You're spouting nonsense!

Is this possible?

Chi Miao said in a low voice, in a tone only those around him could understand, "Don't worry about the details. He buried the bodies himself. What kind of respectable monk could he be? None of us are good people. Don't mind it."

Everyone: "...?"

Gou Shi System: "Awesome."

No wonder they try to lure people into their boat and make them like grasshoppers.

You've already been plotted against, haven't you?

After hearing Jingming's words, everyone at Jinfo Temple immediately and without a doubt became biased towards Jiujian Mountain.

They looked at the people of the Heavenly Sword Sect with a strange gaze.

You were late and then tried to frame Nine Swords Mountain. You're shameless!

Even if your two families are enemies, do you really have to be this shameless?

The people of the Heavenly Sword Sect were utterly speechless.

They pointed at Chi Miao and Jing Ming.

"he--"

"They! They're talking nonsense! Jingming is lying! He's involved too!"

However, Jingming sighed, looking troubled: "He shows no remorse."

Are you kidding me?!

The people from the Heavenly Sword Sect really wanted to curse them out.

But if these words were actually directed at Jingming, how could they continue their training at Jinfo Temple?

Finally, Wenren Yi's gaze returned to Chi Miao.

As a result, Chi Miao hid behind him, her eyes meeting his, sometimes pouting, sometimes shaking her head.

They even sent him a telepathic message.

"Tell me!"

"Tell me quickly, you dug this pit to harm us!"

"Come on, don't be shy. It's just that you ended up being buried in the hole you dug yourself. What's so shameful about that? Just tell me!"

Fuck!

You slut! You slut!!!

This is blatant provocation!

If he really admits to digging the hole, then the responsibility lies entirely with him.

Especially the Buddhist disciple of Jinfo Temple, whose reputation is stellar and who is a model genius in the entire cultivation world, no one would believe that he personally buried the person.

Despicable! So despicable!

Wenren Yi: "I'm so angry!!"

He cursed and swore, he was incoherent, and he was so angry that he almost spat blood on the spot.

Chi Miao blinked innocently.

And just then...

"Enough!!!"

Pushe coldly said, "There's no need for further discussion. If you want to continue training, now! Immediately! Put on your clothes and accept your punishment!"

Wenren Yi hesitated: "I...can I change it privately later?"

Pushee: "You're dawdling over changing clothes? Believe me, I'll just blow them all up!"

Wenren Yi had not yet spoken.

The black cloth covering their heads exploded.

Then, the bald heads of several people were revealed.

Around the perimeter, there was a ring of flowing long hair.

The north wind is blowing so hard.

Her long hair was flowing so beautifully.

"..."

"puff--"

Everyone was about to lose their composure as they looked at the Heavenly Sword Sect disciples' new hairstyles.

Hold it in, you can't laugh right now.

Chi Miao: "Hahahaha! Okay! So you went to get a haircut early in the morning!"

Jin Shengfei chimed in, "Hahahaha, this hairstyle is great! The hairstylist gets full marks!"

Seeing how arrogant and audacious the people from Nine Swords Mountain were, and how mercilessly they mocked them, everyone couldn't help but speak out.

Pushe, who was initially furious, fell silent for a long time upon seeing this scene.

Hold on.

He's an elder, so he really can't laugh.

Wenren Yi looked at him with a pleading gaze.

You can't laugh, Elder Pushe! How will he ever be able to face others after that?!

Pusheren!

No, I can't hold back anymore.

"puff--"

"Um... um, if you need it, our Golden Buddha Temple's head-shaving service is quite good."

Just... offer some comfort?

For a moment, the entire training camp was filled with laughter.

Only the members of the Heavenly Sword Sect clutched their heads, emitting sharp, explosive sounds.

"ah--!"

Their image is ruined!

Nine Swords Mountain, a bunch of despicable people!!!

……

The content of the first day of the ten training sessions was actually not complicated.

The main purpose is to retest talent; the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect have been assigned to carry the testing stones.

Between being punished and being laughed at by everyone, they felt that the punishment was gentle.

The reason for testing talent.

First, the entrance tests for each sect only provide a general overview and are not comprehensive enough to provide targeted training for each individual.

Secondly, since Chi Miaotian established his foundation and triggered nine lightning tribulations, the entire Miaohua Continent was upgraded, and everyone basically benefited from it.

Talent can be improved to some extent.

Those most sensitive to this are people like Pu Xie, who have reached this point due to a series of fortunate events, but are unable to break through due to limited talent.

After Miaohua Continent was upgraded, Puxie felt a slight sensation of breaking through to the Mahayana stage.

He later retested himself and found that he had indeed improved in all aspects.

He thought he would never have the chance to learn Mahayana Buddhism in this lifetime... but unexpectedly, he got a chance because of Chi Miao.

This is one of the reasons why he gave Chi Miao the gold token.

He thanked Chi Miao.

If Yan Ge's combat strength weren't a mystery, he would definitely have snatched Chi Miao away from Yan Ge!

Yan Ge... If it weren't for that incident back then, which caused him to fall from the peak of the Mahayana stage to the Nascent Soul stage, he would probably be a top genius that no one in their era could ever surpass.

One man can overpower the masses.

That incident was such a blow to Yan Ge that he began to hide himself, even his true appearance.

Yan Ge... was once arrogant and overbearing.

Ugh……

Looking at this new generation of prodigies, how wonderful it would be if everything were still the same as before?

"Master Pushe, why are you crying?" a girl's voice came, and she handed him a piece of paper.

Pu Xie looked up and saw it was Chi Miao.

Then he took the tissue to wipe his tears and patted Chi Miao on the shoulder.

"Chi Miao...you must take good care of yourself, you must cherish this!"

Chi Miao looked completely bewildered: "Huh?"

This feeling of déjà vu... it's so damn familiar.

"What, am I going to die again?"

"Tell me, what new ways have I come to die this time?"